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July 14, 2010
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Let the octopus work out the rankings.
posted by owlhouse at 08:21 AM on July 14, 2010
Even better. Instead of going from 8 to 7, in Octal England would have gone from 10 to 7.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:49 AM on July 14, 2010
Just a reminder to the CFL faithful that it's a short week this week. Games start tonight, so make sure your picks are in.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:59 AM on July 14, 2010
The most common passing combination in the first half of the World Cup final was Mathijsen to Stekelenberg (Defender to Goalkeeper).
Meanwhile, Jonathan Wilson explains why the 4-4-2 isn't dead, yet.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:09 AM on July 14, 2010
"Terry Henry from the mid-line for a goal point!" The Hand of Frog to cross the Pond.
posted by JJ at 10:37 AM on July 14, 2010
MLS = Major League Suckers? Come see the creaky and aged of Europe shuffle around for your entertainment! Still I think the US is getting the better deal by sending their young abroad and receiving the past-prime.
posted by kokaku at 10:43 AM on July 14, 2010
Only $25 to sit in the corner at the new Red Bull Stadium in New York Jersey.
Anything you'd like me to shout at him, JJ?
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:48 AM on July 14, 2010
If the World Cup was any indication of how much fun it is to watch the best young players in the world at the moment, I'm starting to think I'd rather watch the slightly past their best showboating for cash.
posted by JJ at 10:49 AM on July 14, 2010
Anything you'd like me to shout at him, JJ?
Whatever it was that Annelka said to Napoleon would do. Incidentally, it just struck me the other day: Annelka was sent home for being a bad boy; the rest of them went home after they'd been knocked out. Annelka flew first class, the rest of them flew coach.
posted by JJ at 10:52 AM on July 14, 2010
Winnipeg Blue Bombers want to kill beer-cup snake
posted by tommybiden at 12:52 PM on July 14, 2010
Scott Boras doesn't like it when you don't agree with his projections for his free agents
posted by Demophon at 01:25 PM on July 14, 2010
tommy, that makes me sad. Spontaneous/Organic fun in the stands should not be stifled. I'm not sure how someone gets hurt by a plastic beer cup. I'm not saying it isn't foolish to just toss the things from upper decks or whatever, but I think that people who poo-poo on this kind of thing are better off watching the games at home on television.
posted by Spitztengle at 01:29 PM on July 14, 2010
Armstrong warns against doping witch hunt'
posted by tommybiden at 01:49 PM on July 14, 2010
Good news everyone! England's fantastic performance at the World Cup has seen them climb a place to seventh in FIFA's super-accurate rankings.